dialectal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
Adjective
  • The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The hotel has committed to sourcing produce locally and to supporting regional agriculture.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Carnival Cruise Line is expanding its footprint in the Gulf Coast, with Carnival Valor homeporting year-round from Mobile, Alabama, starting in 2027, marking a major win for regional cruise fans.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • WindBorne also plans to use live flight data to allow its weather balloons to autonomously avoid planes, even if planes are flying at a nonstandard altitude, according to the company’s statement.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Take slang, the informal nonstandard language that fills our world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Through it all, the specifically colloquial quality of the dialogue and the delivery of the vivacious voice cast preserves the film’s Mexican identity.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The language is colloquial, down-to-earth.
    Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
  • October 17, 2025 Over the last three decades, Rick Owens has built a universe with its own fashion vernacular—a world where high fashion meets dystopia and rebellion is the ultimate form of self-expression.
    Irina Grechko, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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